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Tirupati . lucknow . cuttack . patna NEARBY CCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCC Virus­hit Wuhan locked down In full finery Trains and planes indefinitely suspended; travel curbs in neighbouring cities too Agence France-Presse Beijing Indian nurse ‘Peaceful protests will China on Thursday locked tests positive deepen democratic roots’ down some 20 million peo­ NEW DELHI ple at the epicentre of the An Indian nurse working at Referring to the ongoing new coronavirus outbreak, a hospital in Saudi Arabia agitation against the banning planes and trains tested positive for the novel amended citizenship law and a from leaving in an unprece­ Coronavirus when she and proposed nationwide National Register of Citizens exercise, dented move aimed at con­ nearly 100 of her Indian former President Pranab taining the disease, which colleagues, mostly from Mukherjee on Thursday said has spread to other coun­ Kerala, were screened, the that the “peaceful protests” tries. government said. She is would lead to a deepening of The respiratory virus, being treated at Aseer India’s democratic roots. He 2019­nCoV, has claimed 17 On alert: A soldier uses a digital thermometer to check a National Hospital. Ī PAGE 9 was speaking at the first lives since emerging from a driver’s temperature in Wuhan on Thursday. * AP DDDDDDDDDDDDDDDDDDDDDDDDDDDDDDDDDDDDDDDDDDDDDDDDD annual Sukumar Sen Memorial seafood and animal market lecture . in the central city of Wuhan, the cases have been identi­ ter­like Weibo platform, night, while people were CITY Ī PAGE 4 infected hundreds of other fied. Trains and planes out of voicing concerns about shor­ told not to leave the city. All Getting it right: The BSF camel contingent at the full dress rehearsal for the Republic Day DDDDDDDDDDDDDDDDDDDDDDDDDDDDDD people and been detected as Wuhan were indefinitely sus­ tages of food. of Huanggang’s cinemas, In­ parade at Rajpath in New Delhi on Thursday. Several roads were closed for the rehearsal, 644 extremists far away as the U.S. pended and tollways on Hours later, authorities in ternet cafes, and the central leading to traffic snarls in the city. * SHIV KUMAR PUSHPAKAR (REPORT ON PAGE 9) surrender in Assam Streets and shopping roads out of the city were the neighbouring city of market were closed. At a CCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCC GUWAHATI centres in Wuhan, with a closed, leading to fear and Huanggang, with a popula­ third city, Ezhou, the train A total of 644 extremists from population of 11 million, panic among those trapped. tion of 7.5 million, an­ station had been closed. eight banned outfits were eerily quiet after auth­ “We are feeling as though it nounced that public tran­ surrendered at an official orities told residents not to is the end of the world,” said sport and train services CONTINUED ON Ī PAGE 12 The condemned can’t function here on Thursday. leave the city, where most of a resident on China’s Twit­ would be suspended at mid­ CALL FOR HELP Ī PAGE 14 The event, attended by Assam Chief Minister Sarbananda Sonowal, was part of a series of “mainstreaming” fight endlessly, says CJI programmes for extremist India again rejects Trump offer on Kashmir groups held since 1992. ‘A judge can only ensure punishment is proportionate’ NEWS Ī PAGE 13 DDDDDDDDDDDDDDDDDDDDDDDDDDDDDD U.S. President’s comments came after a meeting with Pakistan PM Khan at Davos Krishnadas Rajagopal Security beefed up in city Special Correspondent rum meeting in Davos, Swit­ son Raveesh Kumar said, replying that as he had just NEW DELHI ahead of Republic Day NEW DELHI zerland, on Wednesday, re­ adding that “the onus is on met Mr. Khan, he would not Chief Justice of India (CJI) NEW DELHI Ruling out any role for a peating a previous offer Pakistan to create a condu­ require to visit Pakistan Sharad A. Bobde on Thurs­ With intelligence inputs “third party” in the Kashmir made in June 2019. cive atmosphere free from when he comes to India. day said a condemned per­ warning of a terror strike and issue, India rejected U.S. Pre­ “We have seen President terror and violence”. “What’s going on between son cannot fight the death to prevent any disruption by sident Donald Trump’s com­ Trump’s remarks. Let me The Ministry of External Pakistan and India — if we penalty endlessly and it was anti­CAA protesters, ments offering to mediate once again reiterate that Affairs has not yet confirmed can help, we certainly will be important for the capital adequate security measures between India and Pakistan. there is no role for any third a possible visit by Mr. Trump willing to. We have been punishment to reach its have been put in place in the The President’s latest off­ party in the matter. If at all to India on February 24. Ho­ watching it very closely,” Mr. finality. city for the Republic Day The death penalty, he not­ judge, being a human being, of the court in the Shatrugh­ celebrations here. er was made at a joint press there are any issues between wever, asked in Davos about Trump said. CITY Ī PAGE 4 appearance with Pakistan India and Pakistan to be dis­ the planned visit, reported (With PTI inputs) ed, cannot be questioned at cannot forgive a murderer. an Chauhan case. DDDDDDDDDDDDDDDDDDDDDDDDDDDDDD Prime Minister Imran Khan cussed, it should be done bi­ by The Hindu last week, Mr. every turn by the convict. The law and the judge act for FRIDAY REVIEW Ī 4 PAGES at the World Economic Fo­ laterally,” MEA spokesper­ Trump did not deny it, only FATF GOALS Ī PAGE 14 “One cannot go on fighting society. Imagine a situation 2014 guidelines endlessly for everything.” when a judge tells a murder­ The 2014 verdict had issued er ‘Yes, I forgive you!’. Ima­ guidelines, which primarily Cardinal duty gine the impact!” the CJI held that an unexplained de­ Rajasthan govt. to introduce resolution against CAA The CJI said it was not for a observed. lay in carrying out an execu­ judge to forgive a crime. The He asked Solicitor­Gener­ tion would lead to commuta­ cardinal duty of a judge was al Tushar Mehta whether a tion of the death penalty to It is likely to be tabled and passed in the Assembly on Saturday; Congress issues whip to see if the punishment was condemned person, who re­ life imprisonment. proportionate to the crime. forms after the award of the In its application, the go­ Mohammed Iqbal mence with the customary resolution on January 27. Aakrosh Rally’ in Jaipur on Ja­ tacked and called anti­nation­ The law applied whether the death sentence, should be vernment asked the court to JAIPUR address of Governor Kalraj Mr. Pilot, who is also the nuary 28 at a meeting held at als,” Mr. Pilot said, adding criminal was a first­timer or spared the noose. Mr. Mehta set short deadlines for death Slamming the Centre over Mishra. The resolution is like­ Pradesh Congress Committee the PCC headquarters here. that the peaceful protest was a hardened one. replied, “If that is accepted, row convicts to seek legal re­ the enactment of the Citizen­ ly to be tabled and passed in president, said the State As­ He said Mr. Gandhi would a constitutional right of “Courts punish crime. If there will be no death penal­ medies. It wanted the court ship (Amendment) Act, Ra­ the House on the second day sembly would request the raise the “real issues” con­ citizens. you go by the innocence of a ty. You can’t kill your pa­ to limit the time for filing cu­ jasthan Deputy Chief Minis­ of the session, which will be Union government to recon­ cerning the people and focus Mr. Gandhi’s rally, to be human being, the worst cri­ rents and then claim mercy rative petitions. A mercy ter Sachin Pilot on Thursday extended after a gap for pre­ sider the statute and with­ on the fear and unrest among held at the iconic Albert Hall minal would have an inno­ saying you are an orphan.” plea should be filed within a said the State government sentation of the State budget draw it at the earliest. Chief the youths, who were facing where anti­CAA demonstra­ cent heart. There is nobody The oral remarks came a week of issuance of the would introduce a resolution next month. Minister Ashok Gehlot had unemployment as well as tions are being staged every who is a criminal at the day after the Centre filed an death warrant. against the implementation The Kerala and Punjab As­ earlier asserted that the CAA challenges of economic day, will be attended by Con­ depth of their heart… It is application, in the back­ CONTINUED ON Ī PAGE 12 of CAA in the Assembly ses­ semblies have passed similar will not be implemented in recession. gress workers, youths and not the judge but the law ground of the Nirbhaya case, NEEDLESS IMPATIENCE sion beginning on Friday. The resolutions to build pressure Rajasthan. “The BJP government at students. that deals with a criminal. A to modify a 2014 judgment Ī EDITORIAL ruling Congress has issued a on the Union government ov­ the Centre should listen to This will be the first in a se­ whip asking its MLAs to at­ er the contentious citizenship Rahul rally the people protesting against ries of rallies of the Congress tend the session on the first law while the ruling Trina­ The Deputy CM reviewed the the CAA across the country.